Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team has concluded his preparation for the MXGP World Championship with a victory in the Dutch MX Season Opener in Lierop.
It was a kind of homecoming for Herlings, who last won a Grand Prix at the Lierop circuit in 2013 and had not raced on this circuit since. The circuit quickly became tougher during the day, but the pace was still high in the time practice. Herlings managed to set a sharp time on the clock and managed to take pole position.
In the first moto, Herlings got a good start and immediately started to move to the front. On the second lap, he took the lead in the race and started to pull away from the competition. Herlings controlled from that moment on and controlled the entire first moto.
Herlings also had a good first lap in the second moto and quickly took second place. However, it didn’t come to an attack on the leader and he even saw a gap of about fifteen seconds. However, in the closing stages, Herlings got into the right rhythm and started to push on. He flew to the back wheel of the leader and managed to take the lead on the last lap. Herlings also won the second moto and took the overall victory in Lierop.
The preparation for the world championship has been perfect so far. This weekend, the first Grand Prix of the season is scheduled in Argentina.
Overall Dutch MX Season Opener Lierop:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 100 Pnt
2 Calvin Vlaanderen 86 Pnt
3 Jago Geerts 83 Pnt
4 Henry Jacobi 82 Pnt
5 Brent van Doninck 78 Pnt